The South Beach Diet Good Fats/Good Carbs Guide (Revised): The Complete and Easy Reference for All Your Favorite Foods (The South Beach Diet)

The best thing about it is because after awhile you figure out what foods work best for you and what treats you can afford to have without gaining weight. It's also good for rebalancing sugar and cholesterol, and easier than atkins and more cholesterol conscious.

Definately recommended.

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Comprehensive   January 14, 2004
K. Johnson (US/Asia)
48 out of 55 found this review helpful

To keep this short, there are many sources of information on "good fats" and "bad fats" and what foods contain "good carbs" and "bad carbs." Glycemic indexes are now realized to be extremely important for anyone who is monitoring what they eat for better lifestyle and health. If someone is fairly new to nutrition this can be helpful. There are and have been however, a plethora of these books as well as websites on the market covering this in the last few years. If you need the information it will help you, but think before you plunk down funds to buy what can be obtained for free.


Easier to follow than Atkins, cholesterol dropped.   January 13, 2004
Like some other reviewers who have posted here, I have been on a lot of different diets including Atkins but like The Southbeach Diet the best.When I started on the South Beach Diet, I weighed 198 lbs. and my cholesterol level was 350. M doctor told me that was abt double the normal range and I needed to do something quick. In 10 weeks, I lost 25 lbs, 6 inches from my waist and my cholesterol dropped over 100 points.I told my sister about this program and she lost 12 lbs. during the same 10 week period.We love the South Beach Diet. This guidebook helps make the right food choices and makes the diet program even easier.


Just Great!   January 11, 2004
MiniApple-Us (Portland, OR)
4 out of 41 found this review helpful

This Guide is a great little companion to "The South Beach Diet," with quick references for selecting foods, it helps you craft a lifestyle approach to the South Beach plan with helpful suggestions for healthy eating styles. It is every bit as powerful and empowering as Tom Leonardi's "Secrets of Sensual Lovemaking," or Alison's "Rawfully Good!" video or the dvd "New Sex Now."


Great companion to the South beach Diet Book   January 5, 2004
Kay Dinko (Cockeysville, MD)
65 out of 71 found this review helpful

I just picked this up at our local Wal Mart. As the title indicates, this offers you a guide to the best foods that are low carb in nature and good fats which are typically so lacking in most diet programs.

I love the South Beach Diet. Having been on and off Atkins too, the benefit of South Beach is more carbs and less fat. Protein is about the same. I have more energy with South Beach than with Atkins although sometimes to break a plateu, I will go back on Atkins.

I highly recommend this books along with the South Beach Diet book to help you reach your weight loss goals.